| SSgt. Ray Rangel United States Air Force 7th Engineering Squadron Hometown: San Antonio, Texas KIA 13 February 2006 |
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| Ray Rangel was known to his high school football teammates as "Crazy Ray." But it was his tender side that came out with family. "I had to have surgery two years ago, and he took leave to be with me," his mother Cynthia said. "He was our only son, and he's been taken away." Rangel, 29, of San Antonio, died Feb. 13 in Iraq while trying to rescue soldiers from a military vehicle that had rolled into a canal. Rangel married and enlisted in 1994 after high school and became a firefighter in Abilene. He bought a house there just before deploying. He coached his oldest son's youth football team, while his wife, Selena, coached cheerleaders. Their three sons, ages 7 to 11, played football, and their daughter, 5, cheered on the sidelines. "He told me, 'If anything should happen to me, remember I was doing what I wanted to do,'" said his father, Federico Rangel. 20 February 2011 Paul Torres It has been a while since you have passed, but I can honestly say there is not a day that passes that I do not think of you. I only knew Ray for a short period of time, I was in the 287th Engineer Detatchment (FF), a fire fighting unit for the Army based out of Camp Cooke (Taji, Iraq) from 2005-2006. Ray and Glen Landry were assigned with us to supplement the firefighting capabilities we provided on and off base. So to keep a long story short, I just want to say you have not been forgotten and it was an honor to serve with you. 03 April 2007 LAURIE GUTIERREZ RAMOS In Honor Of: SSGT. RAY RANGEL WE WILL MISS YOU RAY! IT STILL HURTS EVEN THOUGH I HADNT SEEN YOU IN SO LONG YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART. YOUR OUR HERO. WE LOVE YOU. I WISH THINGS WERE DIFFERENT, I WISH YOU WERE HERE. 11 February 2008 Heather Rae Ray i miss you so much you are always going to be my hero you will always and forever be in my heart we miss you so much at home. But we just pray and ask god to give us the strength to go on just remember we will never forget you and your always and forever in all of our hearts. i love you and miss you love always Heather Rae I LOVE YOU! 13 February 2007 Tom Schipper SSgt Ray Rangel (USAF Firefighter) Today marks the second anniversary of Ray's death in Iraq. I want Ray's family to know that I think about him all the time and that he was a true American Hero in Iraq. I hope things are well with his family in Texas and his fellow AF Firefighters around the world who continue to serve in Iraq and other places of danger. We do our jobs well, and we all would have done what Ray did to save our comrades in arms. Rest in Peace Ray and know that your not forgotten. |
